[Greater-Baltimore] Space Telescope Science Institute Day of Accessibility

[Cheryl Fogle-Hatch]

The Space Telescope Science Institute oversees the archive of data
from several telescopes including JWSt. It is located here in
Baltimore. Our friend Jenn Kotler asked me to distribute this
announcement.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jennifer Kotler <jkotler at stsci.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:27:31 +0000
Subject: STScI Day of Accessibility
To: Cheryl Fogle-Hatch <c.k.fogle at gmail.com>,
"beth.chocolategeek at gmail.com" <beth.chocolategeek at gmail.com>

Hi Cheryl & Beth,
I am hosting an event at Space Telescope Science Institute that I
would love for you both to attend. Hope you can make it! 😊
Jenn

Day of Accessibility
April 13, 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST
Bahcall Auditorium
https://iota-school.github.io/day_accessibility/

Space Telescope Science Institute’s mission is to share cutting-edge
astronomy with the world. To achieve this, we must remember that the
world includes people with disabilities: both scientists and the
general public. During the Day of Accessibility, you will engage with
the challenges around making science and technology inclusive.

Learn about accessibility efforts at STScI focusing on alt text,
Jupyter Notebooks, and data sonification. We will also hear from our
keynote speaker Joshua Miele: a McArthur fellow and leader in adaptive
technology design. Participate in a hands-on workshop to learn the
fundamentals of how blind and visually impaired individuals access
tech using screen readers. Attendees will leave informed about
accessibility challenges in STEM, and will be prepared to act as
accessibility advocates in their work.

The Day of Accessibility is free and open to the public, but you must
register<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoUY7GAMFjBm7khXkW4SppA3J2nmZ68c4xCjHKB9Km-idBkg/viewform?usp=sf_link%22>
to attend. The event will take place in person in Baltimore at the
Space Telescope Science Institute from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST.
Registration will close on April 6th, seats may be limited.

Can’t attend the full day? Joshua Miele’s keynote will be open for
non-attendees and streamed. If you'd like to attend the keynote
remotely, please select the "Keynote only (remote)" option when
signing up<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoUY7GAMFjBm7khXkW4SppA3J2nmZ68c4xCjHKB9Km-idBkg/viewform>.
This site will be updated with a link to the stream closer to the
event. Slides for all talks will be posted ahead of time on the
schedule.





-- 
Cheryl Fogle-Hatch, Ph.D.
Archaeologist and Museum Professional
(443) 939-8217
c.k.fogle at gmail.com
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